SwaYaan Programme

The project 'Capacity Building for Human Resource Development in Unmanned Aircraft Systems/Drone & related technology’ titled as 'SwaYaan' is a National Initiative by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) to develop and strengthen the UAS/Drone ecosystem in India. The vision is in line with the Government of India's initiative to make India a global Drone hub by the year 2030. SwaYaan aims to empower participants from all walks of life, ranging from undergraduates to faculties and open learners across five identified technical areas, through more than 1500 academic, non-formal, research, and knowledge-sharing activities. The project is implemented through a network of 30 premier Academic and R&D institutions, including IIT, IISc, IIIT, NITs, IIITDM, C-DAC, and NIELIT Centres. In addition, Skill councils and Industrial bodies like FICCI, ESSCI, TSSC, DFI, HAL, etc., are integral parts of Project mentoring and supervision teams that work towards creating a global impact by guiding on the latest technological transformations, market needs, standards as part of activity planning & curriculum development across verticals.